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EO vs Hampton
Two founder organizations with facilitated small groups, separated by industry focus, revenue floor, geography and what is published about cost.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
Owners, founders and majority stakeholders of companies with at least US$1 million of annual revenue.
Hampton
Founders and CEOs of high-growth technology or tech-enabled companies who live in one of Hampton's chapter cities.
EO and Hampton both put founders in a facilitated small group that meets monthly, and both are built for people who own the business. The differences are in scope and disclosure. EO admits owners and founders in any industry with US$1 million in revenue, across more than 220 chapters worldwide, and publishes global dues and initiation. Hampton admits founders of technology and tech-enabled companies with more than US$3 million in revenue (or the funding and exit alternatives), only in its eighteen chapter cities, with a hard rule that its Core groups meet in person; it publishes no price and secondary reports of it disagree. EO's forum is moderated by a member; Hampton's Core has a paid professional facilitator.
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| Entrepreneurs' Organization | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Profil | ||
| Type | Peer advisory | Peer advisory |
| Fondé | 1987 (Founded as the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO) by Verne Harnish with 22 entrepreneurs as founding board members; renamed Entrepreneurs' Organization after the 2005 merger with the World Entrepreneurs' Organization.) | Not documented |
| Siège social | Alexandria, United States | New York, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Chapters across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific | 18 cities across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom |
| Membres | 20,568as of September 2026 | 1,000as of September 2026 |
| Chapitres | 226 | 18 |
| Primary audience | Owners, founders and majority stakeholders of companies with at least US$1 million of annual revenue. | Founders and CEOs of high-growth technology or tech-enabled companies who live in one of Hampton's chapter cities. |
| Membre type | Members are business owners rather than hired executives, and must hold controlling or majority ownership. EO states its member companies' median annual revenue is US$4 million, so the typical member runs a company well above the US$1 million entry threshold but far below YPO-scale businesses. | Members are founders and CEOs of internet, technology or tech-enabled businesses. Hampton states the average member company has about US$23 million in annual revenue on its FAQ and around US$20 million on its about page, well above the US$3 million entry threshold. |
| Qualification | ||
| Chiffre d'affaires minimum de l'entreprise | US$1,000,000 in revenue in the most recent fiscal yearStandard test.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | More than US$3,000,000 in revenueOne of three alternative tests. Hampton raised the revenue minimum from US$1 million to US$3 million; the founder announced the change publicly in 2024.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Nombre minimal d'employés | Minimum 10 employees (venture-backed route only)Attached to the funding-based qualification, not to the revenue route.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published minimum employees |
| Capital levé minimum | Venture-backed alternative: at least US$2,000,000 privately raised, or US$5,000,000 publicly raisedApplies instead of the revenue test for venture-backed companies; requires a minimum of 10 employees.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | More than US$3,000,000 raised in venture capitalAlternative to the revenue test.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Valeur minimale de cession | No published minimum exit value | A previous successful exit above US$10,000,000Alternative to the revenue and funding tests.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Participation minimale au capital | Must be the owner, founder or majority stakeholder of the businessverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published minimum ownership stake |
| Restriction géographique | No published geographic restriction | Must reside in one of Hampton's chapter citiesHampton places members only into in-person Core groups, so residence in a chapter city is a condition of membership.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Restriction sectorielle | No published industry restriction | Founder or CEO of a fast-growing digital, internet, technology or tech-enabled companyverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | No |
| Application process | Applications go to a local chapter, which reviews the candidate against the eligibility criteria and then schedules an interview to discuss their interest in EO. Accepted members go through onboarding within three months, including orientation, Forum training and placement into a Forum. | Candidates apply through Hampton's site and are vetted against the revenue, funding or exit tests, the industry test and residence in a chapter city. Accepted members hold a commitment call and are then placed into a Core group in their city. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed by Hampton. A secondary account reports an 8 per cent acceptance rate, which Hampton does not confirm. |
| Coût | ||
| Cotisations annuelles | $2,630 a yearGlobal dues, due at the start of each fiscal year (1 July); chapter dues are additional. “EO annual dues are US Dollar 2630.00.”verified October 2026 · source ↗ | $15,000 a yearStated by Hampton (2026): Hampton membership (core group + community), all chapters. “Annual dues are $15,000/year, with a 45-day money-back guarantee.”verified October 2026 · source ↗ |
| Droit d'entrée | $3,500 one-timeOne-time fee stated on EO's apply-for-membership page.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. One secondary account states there is no separate initiation fee.verified September 2026 |
| Cotisations de section locale | $5,558 a yearStated by Entrepreneurs' Organization (2026-10-16): EO Chicago chapter (chapter initiation USD 3,500). “EO Chicago annual dues are US Dollar 5558.00”verified October 2026 · source ↗ | Hampton does not publish its price on its own site, and secondary reports disagree. |
| Membership term | Annual renewal; global dues prorated by fiscal month on joining | Annual, billed yearly, with a 45-day money-back guarantee for new members who attend their initial commitment call |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Forum meets on a regular monthly cadence set by each Forum; chapters run additional events, with regional and global events through the year | Core meets monthly in person, excluding August and December, for about three hours |
| Peer forums | Forum is a small confidential peer group operating under a structured protocol; EO does not publish a standard Forum size on the pages reviewed. | Core groups of about eight founders plus a paid professional facilitator, composed on a mirror, mentor and mentee model; Core is never virtual. |
| Confidentiality | Forum operates under confidentiality; EO publishes membership eligibility procedures and a policies-and-procedures document rather than the Forum rules themselves. | Core is described as a confidential peer group; Hampton does not publish the text of its confidentiality rules. |
| Time commitment | Not documented | About three hours a month for Core, ten months a year, plus optional events |
| Organized as | Chapter-based, Forum-based, Event-focused | Chapter-based, Forum-based, Event-focused |
| Forums confidentiels entre pairs | Yes | Yes |
| Sections locales | Yes | Yes |
| Adhésion virtuelle | No | No |
| Communauté en ligne | Yes | Yes |
| Annuaire des membres | Yes | Yes |
| Événements | Yes | Yes |
| Programmation | ||
| Programmation éducative | Yes | Partial |
| Développement du leadership | Yes | Partial |
| Séminaires résidentiels | Yes | Yes |
| Voyage | Partial | Partial |
| Programmation familiale | Partial | No |
| Programmes pour conjoints et partenaires | Partial | Not documented |
| Programmation pour la nouvelle génération | Not documented | No |
| Discussions sur les investissements | Not documented | Partial |
| Opportunités d'investissement | No | No |
| Volet philanthropique | Not documented | No |
| Accent mis sur le réseautage | High | High |
| Dimension sociale | Medium | Medium |
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EO tends to suit founders in any industry, founders below Hampton's revenue floor, founders outside Hampton's cities, and anyone who wants a chapter community with a global calendar rather than a sector peer group. Hampton tends to suit technology founders in its cities who want a room of people at a similar stage in a similar business and who value professional facilitation. The two are not exclusive; founders who qualify for both sometimes hold both memberships, using EO for the community and Hampton for the Core group.
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